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Savoy to close for major refurbishment
The Savoy in London is to close for around 16 months to undergo a programme of major restoration of its guest rooms and all public areas.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is spending over £100 million upgrading the hotel’s suites, guest rooms, corridors and all public areas and re-opening its renowned River Restaurant.
The hote is due to stop taking guest reservations from December 2007 and is scheduled to re-open in 2009.
General manager Kiaran MacDonald said: “It was a difficult decision to cease taking reservations at the hotel, but we could not envisage disrupting our guests on a daily basis.
“A project of this scope could take much longer if the hotel was left open and we wish to stick to a rigorous schedule in order to reopen as quickly as possible.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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